USPTO Patents Application 10693853

United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEl'AKTMEN 1 OF COMMERCE
1'nikil States l'atint and Trademark Office

Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE

26311 7590 06/09/2008 |

NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER nguyen, xuan lan t

21000 BROOKP ARK ROAD ] art unit paper number
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL; MAIL STOP 500-118 1 — 1

CLEVELAND, OH 44 1 35 date mailed: 06/09/2008

I APPLICATION NO. | FILING DATE J FIRST NAMED INVENTOR | ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. | CONFIRMATION NO.

10/693,853 10/23/2003 Steven M. Arnold LEW 17,510-1 3668

TITLE OF INVENTION: TORSIONAL MAGNETO RHEOLOGICAL DEVICE

I APPLN. TYPE I SMALL ENTITY | ISSUE FEE DUE | PUBLICATION FEE DUE | PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE | TOTAL FEEfS; DUE | DATE DUE j

nonprovisional NO S1440 SO $0 $1440 09/09/2008

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PARTE

Complete and send this form, together with applicable

FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL

fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
or Fax (571)-273-2885

d otherwise in Block 1. by (;

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required). Blocks 1 through 5 should he completed whf
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CLEVELAND, OH 44135

| APPLICATION NO. | FILING DATE j FIRST NAMED INVENTOR | ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. | CONFIRMATION NO.

10/693,853 10/23/2003 Steven M. Arnold

TITLE OF INVENTION: TORSIONAL MAGNETO RHEOLOGICAL DEVICE

APPLN. TYPE

SMALL ENTITY

ISSUE FEE DUE PUBLICATION FEE DUE I PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE TOTAL F'LLIS ) DI H •

NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

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APPLICATION NO. | FILING DATE j FIRST NAMED INVENTOR | ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. | CONFIRMATION NO.

10/693,853 10/23/2003 Steven M. Arnold LEW 17,510-1 3668

26311 7590 06/09/2008 I EXAMINER

NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER nguyen, xuan lan t

21000 BROOKP ARK ROAD j art unit ] paper number

OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL; MAIL STOP 500-118 1 — 1

CLEVELAND, OH 44 1 35 date mailed: 06/09/2008

Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)

(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)

The Patent Term Adjustment to date is 924 day(s). If the issue fee is paid on the date that is three months after the
mailing date of this notice and the patent issues on the Tuesday before the date that is 28 weeks (six and a half
months) after the mailing date of this notice, the Patent Term Adjustment will be 924 day(s).

If a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) was filed in the above-identified application, the filing date that
determines Patent Term Adjustment is the filing date of the most recent CPA.

Applicant will be able to obtain more detailed information by accessing the Patent Application Information Retrieval
(PAIR) WEB site (http://pair.uspto.gov).

Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at l-(888)-786-0101 or
(571)-272-4200.

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Application No.

Applicant(s)

Notice of Allowability

10/693,853

ARNOLD ET AL.

Examiner

Art Unit

Lan Nguyen

3683

~ The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-

All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.

1 . This communication is responsive to Decision from the BPAI dated 2/27/08 .

2. ^ The allowed claim(s) is/are 1-11 and 15 .

3. □ Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).

a) □ All b)DSome* c) □ None of the:

1. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. □ Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the

International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* Certified copies not received: .

Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.

4. □ A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF

INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.

5. □ CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.

(a) □ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached

1 ) □ hereto or 2) □ to Paper No./Mail Date .

(b) □ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of

Paper No./Mail Date .

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1. 84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).

6. □ DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the

attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Attachment(s)

1 . □ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)

2. □ Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)

3. □ Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),

Paper No./Mail Date

4. □ Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit

of Biological Material

5. □ Notice of Informal Patent Application

6. □ Interview Summary (PTO-413),

Paper No./Mail Date .

7. □ Examiner's Amendment/Comment

8. ^ Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

9. □ Other .

PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-06)

Notice of Allowability

Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20080529